School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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    Lacey of Glassganny after a while a work man came hurrying in to tell her to hide that the "yoes" were in the yard.
    No sooner had he said the words than she had an old torn shawl from a peg near by she tied it around her then she got an old " práiscín" and tied it around her also and she took an old tea-drawer from the hearth without any commotion walked quite undisturbed to a ditch opposite the kitchen door and pretended to eating her meal.
    The yoes searched the house up side
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caroline Keating
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Dixon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    John Keating
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58